Parents of near-drowning victim thank paramedics

A 2-year old Lehigh Acres girl is home from the hospital Monday after nearly drowning in her family's swimming pool.

“To look at her, you'd never know, three days ago she was knocking on death's door," said Bill Combs, Emma's father.

A family night of fun turned into a nightmare on Friday. The Combs were eating dinner by the pool, the kids swimming, and in just a split second, Emma somehow slipped in without her arm floaties on.

Combs said: "it's not like a ton of negligence, it was simple oversight, we were all there."

Her 9-year-old brother Boston spotted her. "She was underwater and couldn't breathe and we didn't know how long she was there,” Boston told us. He called his parents for help. They pulled Emma out of the pool and immediately started CPR. "When I seen the color, and how swollen she was, it was devastating because we thought there was no way we can bring her back," said Combs.

They got Emma breathing again, by that time; paramedics from the Lehigh Acres Fire Department were there.

“A call like this, a pediatric drowning is very difficult - probably one of the worst calls we have to deal with,” said Paramedic Clifton Conklin.

Putting their emotions aside, the crew started working on Emma, helping to save her life. "It touches your heart to know we did our job right this time," said Conklin.

And the Combs couldn't be more grateful. They stopped by the fire station today to thank the men who responded.

"They're very under appreciated, no one gives them the credit they deserve, without them who knows where my daughter would be," said Combs.